6147 stories by Devin O'Connor
Richmond Casino Defeat Has Other Virginia Cities Jockeying for Gaming
Richmond voters earlier this month rejected for a second time a proposed casino resort in the Virginia capital metro. That has prompted state lawmakers and local officials in other counties and cities to ponder whether they might be able to secure an...
Bally’s Chicago at Risk of Not Being Built, Says City Alderman Brian Hopkins
The $1.7 billion permanent Bally's Chicago integrated casino resort to be built at the Freedom Center and to open before a state-mandated deadline of Sept. 9, 2026, is at risk of not happening. That's according to city Alderman Brian Hopkins (D-Ward 2),...
Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Totals $483M in October, Oddsmakers Take $800M in Bets
Pennsylvania gaming revenue in October 2023 totaled $483 million, a 7.3% year-over-year gain. The money includes revenue generated at the state's 17 brick-and-mortar casinos and from iGaming, sports betting, fantasy sports, and video gaming terminals (VGTs). It's revenue reporting time of the...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Tops 2019 Levels, as Gaming Industry Continues Growth
Atlantic City casino revenue down the shore last month inside the nine brick-and-mortar gaming venues totaled a little more than $228 million. The retail win represented a 3.4% improvement in October 2022 and continued the industry's COVID-19 recovery. Compared with October 2019,...
Louisiana Casinos Continue Struggles, Revenue Down for Ninth Consecutive Month
Louisiana casinos continued their losing streak in October. This week, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board reported that gross gaming revenue (GGR) from the state's 13 riverboats and two brick-and-mortar casinos totaled approximately $174.5 million. The revenue includes gaming wins from slot machines,...
Commercial Casino Revenue Hits $16.1B in Q3, Best Quarter in US Gaming History
The third quarter of 2023 was a historic three-month period for US commercial casinos, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) climbed to a record $16.17 billion. The American Gaming Association (AGA) reports that commercial casinos won nearly $16.2 billion off players between July...
Macau Casinos Likely to Avoid Nongaming Spending Trigger This Year
Macau casinos continue to see business recover in the first full year after China President Xi Jinping lifted his "zero-COVID" pandemic policy. The controversial program initiated lockdowns when new COVID-19 cases were detected and kept the resumption of normal life on the...
Alabama House Speaker Supportive of Gaming Bill to Protect Consumers
Gaming bills in Alabama have been considered in recent legislative years, but the odds of legislation passing in Montgomery next year are perhaps better than ever. That's because a powerful lawmaker says it's time to authorize casinos in order to protect the...
Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Bill Advances Out of Committee
Pennsylvania casino smoking is allowed in designated areas, but some state Democrats want to extinguish the gaming exemption from the state's Clean Indoor Air Act. The Pennsylvania House Health Committee yesterday made history by advancing a measure that seeks to close the...
Resorts World Sentosa to Focus on Premium Customers in $5B Expansion
Resorts World Sentosa's parent company, Genting Singapore Limited, a division of the Genting Group based in Malaysia, is nearly doubling down on its planned renovation and expansion of the integrated casino resort. Fresh off a solid third quarter where net profits surged...
